Glynn County, GA Code Violation Reporting: Response Times (2026)

Glynn County's Nuisance Abatement Ordinance sets two hard clocks. First, § 2-5-203(b)(2) requires the Magistrate Court hearing on a public officer's in rem complaint to be held 'not less than 15 days nor more than 45 days after the filing of said complaint,' giving interested parties, meaning the owner, lienholders and anyone with a recorded interest, time to answer and appear with testimony. Notice must go out by certified mail at least 14 days before the hearing, with a copy posted on the property within three business days of filing and also at least 14 days ahead of the hearing date.

Second, once the Magistrate Court issues a repair-or-demolish order and the owner's deadline in that order passes without compliance, § 2-5-204(a) requires the public officer's own abatement action, meaning the county stepping in to repair, close or demolish the property itself, to commence within 270 days of that expiration. § 41-2-13 blocks the county from acting does not count against that 270-day window. The public officer must also post a placard on the building the moment abatement begins, declaring it unfit for occupancy, and transmit a final statement of costs to the Tax Commissioner within 90 days of finishing the repair or demolition, per § 2-5-206(d).